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flexing out

flexing out is the present participle and gerund of flex out.

Meaning of flex out

Verb

flex out (third-person singular simple present flexes out, present participle flexing out, simple past and past participle flexed out)

  1. (intransitive) To respond to greater space availability by growing larger kernels (as opposed to growing at a consistent size no matter what, i.e. fixed-ear hybrids).

Questions about flexing out

What is flexing out the present participle and gerund of?
Flexing out is the present participle and gerund of flex out.

Words near flexing out in the dictionary

  1. flexility
  2. flexing
  3. flexing off
  4. flexing on
  5. flexing one's muscles
  6. flexing out
  7. flexing up
  8. flexings
  9. flexion
  10. flexional
  11. flexionless

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